The Latest Breaking News from Canada

Organized crime has infiltrated online dating with sophisticated 'pig-butchering' scams

While we have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine mandates and related protests for much of the past two years, a wave of financial fraud has spread rapidly across Canada and around the world.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022

Berner's Cookies Concentrates To Reach Canada Via Pure Sunfarms And NOYA

Pure Sunfarms Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Village Farms International (NASDAQ: VFF), and its partner NOYA Cannabis have together launched Berner's Cookies concentrates in Canada.

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

How Ottawa residents took care of each other when no one else did

Lack of immediate action to end ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation spurred network of mutual aid, defiance in Canada’s capital.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

Two Russian planes rerouted after attempting to enter Canadian airspace

(In first paragraph, planes were rerouted by FAA and not ordered out by Canada. In last paragraph, makes clear NAV's action is only in case of an emergency)

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

A South African company addresses vaccine supply inequity, despite Canada's lack of support

Since late 2020, the inequitable access across the globe to COVID-19 vaccines has been a glaring problem. But a remarkable achievement earlier this month offers hope that the supply of vaccines to developing countries will improve: Afrigen Biologics, a South African based company, produced its own version of Moderna’s mRNA…

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv TV tower hit in alleged attack

Russia-Ukraine crisis news from March 1: Washington says Russian ‘crimes’ in Ukraine are ‘mounting by the hour’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022

Find the best boarding school at online expo

Interested parents looking for boarding schools in England, Canada and America for their children are invited to join the "British & North American Boarding Schools Expo (Online)" on Saturday from 3-7pm.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2022

America’s obsession with road salt is hurting freshwater ecosystems — and our drinking water

In a new study, scientists reveal the effects of human salinization on freshwater ecosystems, including the destruction of lake food webs.

Inverse · Feb 28, 2022

Canada foreign minister says more sanctions coming against Russia

Canada's foreign minister said on Monday that she and her G7 counterparts agreed over the weekend to take further action against Russia in response to its military actions in Ukraine, with more sanctions coming.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Russia-Ukraine: US, UK, EU, Canada sanction Russia’s central bank

Measures aim to ‘disrupt Russia’s attempts to prop up its rapidly depreciating currency’, US Treasury says.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022